Scott Bendett

Biography Bendett attended Niskayuna High School and the University at Albany and lives in Averill Park, New York.

Prior to his election to the State Assembly, Bendett was the founder and owner of the Habana Premium Cigar Shoppe in Sand Lake, founding the business in 1998 as a small kiosk and seeing success as an online marketplace. He is also the CEO of the Bendett Investment Group, a real estate development firm.

Bendett has supported increasing the tax credit that emergency medical services volunteers receive in an effort to increase their numbers and retention. Bendett has also co-sponsored the Psychedelic Assisted Therapy Bill which would see the legalization of possession of psilocybin, ibogaine, and DMT in the state of New York. Bendett has supported the expansion of vocational education, including vocational classes in public high-schools. Bendett joined the calls for resignation of Jason Schofield, the former Rensselaer County Republican elections board commissioner who plead guilty to federal charges of fraudulently obtaining and filing absentee ballots.

In 2025, Bendett secured a grant for the town of Bethlehem to install flashing crosswalk beacons in a busy area on Kenwood Avenue near the Bethlehem Middle School and St Thomas the Apostle school. <https://www.news10.com/news/albany-county/flashing-crosswalk-beacons-to-be-installed-in-bethlehem/>

Personal life Bendett has two children: Samuel and Alexandra.